Pad Thai (Thai style Fried Noodles)

         From Cape Town to Khao San Road, the default international Thai dish! Dropped in a searing hot wok, fistfuls of small, thin or wide noodles (you choose) do a steamy minute-long dance alongside crunchy beansprouts, onion and egg, before disembarking for the nearest plate. A truly interactive eating experience, half its fun (and flavour) lies in then using a quartet of accompanying condiments - fish sauce, sugar, chilli powder and finely ground peanuts - to wake it from its slumbers.

INGREDIENTS

• 3 Tbsp oil
• 4-5 Tbsp garlic - finely chopped
• 1/2 cup tofu - diced and fried
• 2 eggs
• 120 gm dry sen lek noodles (flat noodles) - soaked in water for 20 minutes, then drained
• 4 Tbsp spring onions - finely chopped
• 1 bowl bean sprouts
• Peanuts - roasted and crushed
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder
• 2-3 Tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 lemon wedge

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